§221 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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Sets aside and protects a specific area in Arizona and makes it a public park called "Grand Canyon National Park." The land is kept from sale, settlement, or other disposal so people can enjoy it. The park boundary starts at the northeast corner of township 30 north, range 1 east, of the Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona. From there it follows township, range, and section lines and natural features. It runs along the Tobocobya Spring–Rowe Well Road (passing U.S. Geological Survey bench marks 6340, 6235, 6372, 6412, 6302, 6144, and 6129), follows the upper westerly rim of Cataract Canyon and Hualapai Canyon, then the upper rim of the Grand Canyon. The boundary follows the north bank of the Colorado River, Tapeats Creek, and Spring Creek, traces the main hydrographic divide north of Nankoweap Creek to near the mouth of Nankoweap Creek, crosses the Colorado River, and rises to the upper east rim. It then returns by the shortest route to several range and section lines and follows those lines back to the starting point, enclosing the lands set aside for the park.

Title 16, §221

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There is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name of the “Grand Canyon National Park”, the tract of land in the State of Arizona particularly described by and included within metes and bounds, as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point which is the northeast corner of township 30 north, range 1 east, of the Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona; thence west on township line between townships 30 and 31 north, range 1 east, to section corner common to section 1 and 2, township 30 north, range 1 east, and 35 and 36 township 31 north, range 1 east; thence north on section lines to the intersection with Tobocobya Spring-Rowe Well Road; thence northwesterly along the southwesterly side of said Tobocobya Spring-Rowe Well Road, passing and in relation to United States Geological Survey bench marks stamped “Canyon” and numbered 6340, 6235, 6372, 6412, 6302, 6144, and 6129, through townships 31 and 32 north, ranges 1 east and 1 and 2 west, to its intersection with the section line between section 9 and 16 in township 32 north, range 2 west; thence west along the section lines through townships 32 north, ranges 2 and 3 west, to its intersection with upper westerly rim of Cataract Canyon; thence northwesterly along upper rim of Cataract Canyon, crossing Hualapai Canyon and continuing northwesterly along said upper rim to its intersection with range line, township 33 north, between ranges 4 and 5 west; thence north on said range line, townships 33 and 34 north, ranges 4 and 5 west, to north bank of the Colorado River; thence northeasterly along the north bank of the Colorado River to junction with Tapeats Creek; thence easterly along north bank of Tapeats Creek to junction with Spring Creek; thence easterly along the north bank of Spring Creek to its intersection with Gila and Salt River meridian, township 34 north, between ranges 1 east and 1 west and between section 6, township 34 north, range 1 east, and section 1, township 34 north, range 1 west; thence south on range line between ranges 1 east and 1 west to section corner common to section 7 and 18, township 34 north, range 1 east, and section 12 and 13, township 34 north, range 1 west; thence east on section lines to section corner common to section 7, 8, 17, and 18, township 34 north, range 2 east; thence south on section lines to township line between townships 33 and 34 north, range 2 east, at section corner common to section 31 and 32, township 34 north, range 2 east, and section 5 and 6, township 33 north, range 2 east; thence east on township line to section corner common to section 31 and 32, township 34 north, range 3 east, and section 5 and 6, township 33 north, range 3 east; thence south on section lines to section corner common to section 17, 18, 19, and 20, township 33 north, range 3 east; thence east on section lines to section corner common to section 13, 14, 23, and 24, township 33 north, range 3 east; thence north on section lines to section corner common to section 1, 2, 11, and 12, township 33 north, range 3 east; thence east on section lines to the intersection with upper rim of Grand Canyon; thence northerly along said upper rim of Grand Canyon to main hydrographic divide north of Nankoweap Creek; thence easterly along the said hydrographic divide to its intersection with the Colorado River, approximately at the mouth of Nankoweap Creek; thence easterly across the Colorado River and up the hydrographic divide nearest the junction of Nankoweap Creek and Colorado River to a point on the upper east rim of the Grand Canyon; thence by shortest route to an intersection with range line, townships 33 and 34 north, between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence south on said range line, between ranges 5 and 6 east, to section corner common to section 18 and 19, township 33 north, range 6 east, and section 13 and 24, township 33 north, range 5 east; thence east on section lines to section corner common to section 16, 17, 20, and 21, township 33 north, range 6 east; thence south on section lines to section corner common to section 8, 9, 16, and 17, township 31 north, range 6 east; thence west on section line to section corner common to section 7, 8, 17, and 18, township 31 north, range 6 east; thence south on section lines to township line between townships 30 and 31 north at section corner common to section 31 and 32, township 31 north, range 6 east, and section 5 and 6, township 30 north, range 6 east; thence west on township line to section corner common to section 34 and 35, township 31 north, range 5 east, and section 2 and 3, township 30 north, range 5 east; thence south on section line to section corner common to section 2, 3, 10, and 11, township 30 north, range 5 east; thence west on section lines to range line, township 30 north, between ranges 4 and 5 east, at section corner common to section 6 and 7, township 30 north, range 5 east, and 1 and 12, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence south on range line, township 30 north, between ranges 4 and 5 east, to section corner common to section 7 and 18, township 30 north, range 5 east, and section 12 and 13, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence west on section line to section corner common to section 11, 12, 13, and 14, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence south on section line to section corner common to section 13, 14, 23, and 24, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence west on section lines to section corner common to section 15, 16, 21, and 22, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence south on section line to section corner common to section 21, 22, 27, and 28, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence west on section lines to range line, township 30 north, between ranges 3 and 4 east, at section corner common to section 19 and 30, township 30 north, range 4 east, and section 24 and 25, township 30 north, range 3 east; thence north on range line to section corner common to section 18 and 19, township 30 north, range 4 east, and section 13 and 24, township 30 north, range 3 east; thence west on section lines to section corner common to section 14, 15, 22, and 23, township 30 north, range 3 east; thence north on section line to section corner common to section 10, 11, 14, and 15, township 30 north, range 3 east; thence west on section lines to range line at section corner common to section 7 and 18, township 30 north, range 3 east, and section 12 and 13, township 30 north, range 2 east; thence north on range line to section corner common to section 6 and 7, township 30 north, range 3 east, and section 1 and 12, township 30 north, range 2 east; thence west on section line to section corner common to section 1, 2, 11, and 12, township 30 north, range 2 east; thence north on section line to township line at section corner common to section 35 and 36, township 31 north, range 2 east, and section 1 and 2, township 30 north, range 2 east; thence west on township line to the northeast corner of township 30 north, range 1 east, the place of beginning.

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Pub. L. 93–620, § 1, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2089, provided that: “This act [enacting sections 228a to 228j of this title, amending section 227 of this title, and repealing section 223 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act’.” Study of Air Traffic Over Grand Canyon Pub. L. 102–581, title I, § 134, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4887, provided that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Director of the National Park Service, the State of Arizona, the State of Nevada, the Clark County Department of Aviation, affected Indian tribes, and the general public, would conduct a study and submit a management plan on increased air traffic over Grand Canyon National Park.

§221 Establishment; boundaries

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Title 16, §221

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